Names
| Dutch name | Potvis |
| English name | Sperm Whale |
| Alternative English name | Cachelot |
| Alternative English name | Pot Whale |
| Alternative English name | Spermacet Whale |
| Papiamento name | Kachalote |
| Valid name | Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates
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Mammalia [class]
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Cetartiodactyla [order]
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Cetacea [infraorder]
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
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Physeteridae [family]
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Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 [species]
Sperm Whale
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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 [species]
Sperm Whale
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Physeter Linnaeus, 1758 [genus]
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Physeteridae [family]
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Cetacea [infraorder]
Whales, dolphins and porpoises
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Cetartiodactyla [order]
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Mammalia [class]
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Chordata [phylum]
Chordates